Tue 19 Sep 1899
W Tudor, tenant at Bristol Road Wharf, to pay expenses for reopening doorway.
Agreement 1 January 1807 under which Company was discharged for ever from all responsibility for the Ebley Bridge. Money paid to William Read, owner of adjoining premises, vide Minutes 19 August 1806 and 5 January 1808.
Agreement with Mr Lambourn for tenancy of Wallbridge warehouse. Erection of two stall stable and chaffroom on wharf.
Agreement with Mr Rechab Wood, sanctioning his use of the walls at Wallbridge and Dudbridge for billposting. No Company control over character of bills. Clerk to give him a caution.
Improvement to gradient of Gas House Lane yet to be completed. Recent alterations in neighbourhood of Company’s cottages near Gas House Lane has caused unfailing spring of water disappeared. Proposal to connect them with district main at their boundary wall. Estimate of cost to be obtained.
Repairs to Gas House swing bridge, but needs strengthening.
Mr Taylor of Eastington 2 months in arrears with his rent. Serious complaint from Mr Whiting, adjoining tenant. Trespass also as nuisance in Company’s yard. Month’s notice to quit from 25 September.
Stroud Gas Company’s trow Reliance detained at Junction 19-23 August for 3½ days. Letter from engineer of Sharpness Docks regretting shortness of water. Remedy to put Whitminster gates in working order.
Charles Holbrow Stanton and Arthur Henry Stanton claimed shares nos.8,137,186, will of Catherine Stanton.
Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge on Tuesday the 19^th day of September 1899 @ 3 o'clock pm
Present: Mr C H Hooper Chairman, Mr A B Hooper, Mr P J Evans, Mr W Davies, Mr S S Marling.
Ordered that the next Committee Meeting be held on Tuesday the 24^th day of October at 3,o,clock pm and the Half-Yearly Meeting on the same day at 3.30pm.
The Clerk reported a communication from W Tudor, tenant at Whitminster Wharf, agreeing "to pay all expenses" for re-opening doorway (vide fol 261 & 263) and replace it if required. The work had been done.
The Chairman called attention to an agreement bearing dat January 1, 1807, under which it appeared that the Company is discharged for ever from all responsibility for the "Ebley Bridge", in consideration of a sum of money paid at that time to William Read owner of adjoining premises. The matter of the easements contemplated (fol 262) was in consequence referred to the Company's Solicitor (vide Minutes Aug 19 1806 & January 5^th 1808).
The Agreement with Mr Lambourn for his tenancy of the Wallbridge Warehouse was read and approved, and the Clerk was directed to obtain his signature. It was decided to erect for his convenience a two stall Stable & Chaff-room on the Wharf - the details to be further considered.
The Agreement with Mr Rechab Wood sighed by him, was presented to the Committee by the Clerk, sanctioning his use of the walls at Wallbridge and Dudbridge for Bill posting. It was remarked that the Agreement reserved no control to the Company over the character of the Bills exhibited, and the Clerk was desired to give him a caution on this particular.
The completed deed, under which the improvement of 'Gas House Lane' has been carried out by the Stroud Urban District Council and the Stroud Gas Company, was presented. The Clerk reported that the improvement to the 'Gradient' remained yet to be completed.
The Clerk reported that since the recent alterations in the neighbourhood of the Companys Cottages near Gas House Lane, their hitherto unfailing spring of water had disappeared, and he proposed to connect them with the District main, which had now been brought to their boundary wall. It was decided to obtain an estimate of the cost and to leave the decision, if necessary, to the discretion of the Chairman.
The Clerk reported the necessity of some repairs to the Gas House Swing Bridge, and that he proposed to strengthen it so as to make it go on for the present.
The Clerk reported Mr Taylor of Eastington two months in arrears with his rent, and a serious complaint from Mr Whiting, the adjoining Tenant, as to his trespass besides a nuisance in the Company's Yard. It was decided to give him a months notice to quit from September 25^th.
The Clerk presented a communication from the Stroud Gas Company shewing that their Trow "Reliance" had been detained at the Junction from Friday August 19 until Wednesday morning August 23 - 3½ days. He also reported a reply from the Engineer of the Sharpness Docks Company regretting the shortness of water which had occasioned the complaint, and pointed out that "the only real remedy will be to put your gates (Whitminster) in working order".
Charles Holbrow Stanton of Filed Place Stroud in the County of Gloucester Esquire attended on behalf of himself and Arthur Henry Stanton of Saint Albans Clergy House of Brooke Street Holborn in the City of London, Clerk in Holy Orders being the executors of the Will of Catherine Stanton late of Upfield Pakenhill, Stroud in the County of Gloucester, Spinster deceased (who died on the 12^th day of July 1899) and who at the time of her death held three shares numbered respectively 8, 137 & 186 and made their claim to the said three shares of the Undertaking of the Stroudwater Navigation and now standing in the name of the said Catherine Stanton deceased in the Books of the Company of Proprietors of the said Navigation by producing the tickets of titles to the said three shares and the probate of the said Will and Codicil of the said Catherine Stanton deceased the said Will bearing date the 23^rd March 1887, and the said Codicil bearing date the 16^th Septemver 1896 and proved by the said executors in the principal probate Registry of Her Majestys High Court of Justice on the 4^th day of August 1899. And thier claim was admitted accordingly and new tickets of titles ordered to be made out on the tickets or titles of the said three shares being delivered up.
Cheques drawn:
W J Snape: 37..10..0
W Fredericks: 6..10..0
[Total] £44..0..0
